Father Henri J. M. Nouwen’s Daily Meditation – Friday January
10, 2014 “Growing Beyond Self-Rejection”
One of the greatest dangers in the spiritual life is
self-rejection. When we say, "If people really knew me, they wouldn't love
me," we choose the road toward darkness. Often we are made to believe that
self-deprecation is a virtue, called humility. But humility is in reality the
opposite of self-deprecation. It is the grateful recognition that we are
precious in God's eyes and that all we are is pure gift. To grow beyond
self-rejection we must have the courage to listen to the voice calling us God's
beloved sons and daughters, and the determination always to live our lives
according to this truth.
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